Locations and Hours
Events for Kids
WACKY WEEKDAYS!
Introducing our line-up of after-school entertainment! Every weekday the Children's Library offers a special activity, from classic storytimes to games and movies. Drop in for some fantastic fun!
Monday Night Storytime
Kids and their grownups are invited to a special storytime every Monday at 7:00 p.m. Stories are told in English and Spanish on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month.
Tuesday Afternoon Activities
Don't miss indoor and outdoor fun every Tuesday from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday After-School Crafts
Join us for a fun kids' craft every Wednesday from 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Thursday Gaming
Visit us every Thursday afternoon from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. for board games and Wii gaming.
Friday Afternoon Movies
Join us on Fridays from 2:00-4:00 p.m. for favorite kids' films.
READ DOWN YOUR FINES!
Did you know that if you're under 18, you can "read down" your fines? Sign up at any service desk and a staff member will time your reading. For every 10 minutes you read, we'll remove $1.00 of overdue fines. And if you read to someone younger, both of you will get credit!
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| until Sunday, February 14 |
All Locations LEGO-Mania! Do you have LEGO-Mania? Build a LEGO model or make your own LEGO creation and we'll display it at one of our locations! Drop off your design at any City Library (except the Chapman Branch) between February 8 and February 14. Ribbons will be awarded in a variety of categories. Models will be on display in our libraries from February 16 through March 27. One entry per child, please. |
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| until Friday, February 19 |
All Locations Guys Read vs. Crime It was a dark and stormy night. Lightning pierced the gloom as a scream pierced the silence. Murder at the library! Join us for our winter mystery. Recommended for boys ages 7-12. February 5 - 2:00 p.m. Sprague Branch February 6 - 2:00 p.m. Main Library February 19 - 4:00 p.m. Day-Riverside Branch |
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| until Thursday, February 25 |
All Locations Ask the Chiefs This exciting public dialogue series is your opportunity to ask the capital city's top cop and top firefighter about public safety in your neighborhood. Salt Lake City Police Department Chief Chris Burbank and Salt Lake City Fire Department Chief Kurt Cook will host the Q&A sessions and bring area crime statistics for each location; sessions will be moderated by police department Media Director Lara Jones. Questions may be submitted in advance by e-mailing askthechief@slcgov.com. Visit your neighborhood location to get your questions answered! February 11 - 7:00 p.m. Sweet Branch February 18 - 7:00 p.m. Anderson-Foothill Branch February 25 - 7:00 p.m. Main Library Conference Center |
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| until Saturday, February 27 |
All Locations Yoga of Breath The secret of stress management is in your breath. Each individual has the ability to calm the mind, relax the body, and energize the entire system within minutes. Join us for a free demonstration of the breathing techniques that have changed the lives of more than 20 million people in 140 countries. The session will introduce you to practices that heal and harmonize the body, mind, and spirit; skills for handling negative emotions and situations; practical wisdom on improving work and relationships; and insight into the laws that govern the mind and emotions. For more information, call 801-352-2352 or visit us.artofliving.org. February 6 - 4:00 p.m. Sweet Branch February 13 - 4:00 p.m. Chapman Branch February 20 - 4:00 p.m. Anderson-Foothill Branch February 27 - 4:00 p.m. Day-Riverside Branch |
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| until Wednesday, March 10 |
Sprague Branch Library The Beauty of Plein-Air Watercolors by Douglas Simms Stenhouse Exhibit. |
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| until Thursday, March 11 |
Sprague Branch Library HawkTalks Have you ever seen a bird of prey in the sky and wondered what it was? HawkWatch International wants to help you identify the raptors in your neighborhood. This six-part series will familiarize you with the classification of raptors, so you can tell a "sharpie" from a "coop" with confidence! All programs begin at 7 p.m. February 4: Introduction February 11: Falcons and Eagles February 18: Accipiters February 25: Buteos March 4: Harriers, Ospreys, and Vultures March 11: Owls |
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| until Friday, March 26 |
Main Library Chinese Painting by Yaodong Hu Public reception: Saturday, February 6, 2010. Yaodong Hu lives in Shanghai, where he is a painter with Shanghai Baodao, Changhua Art Gallery, and a senior painter at the National Painting and Calligraphy Academy. A book about his work, The Painting Art of Yaodong Hu was published in China in September 2007. Hu's award-winning work has been included in solo and group exhibitions, published in newspapers, and published in Shanghai Bookstore Publication's The Collections of Oriental Art Academy: Calligraphy and Paintings. Hu writes, "I have been fond of calligraphy and painting since my childhood. However, I had no time to develop this talent due to the demands of my career. Not until I retired did I have more free time to pursue my interest in this area. I entered the Senior Citizens' College to study Chinese calligraphy and painting, specializing in flower, bird, animal, and landscape painting. Fifteen years of diligent practice, hard work, and development--from basic to proficient, from imitation to innovation, from entry-level to high-level--have brought me vitality, good health, friendship, and wisdom. The benefits of my painting work are immeasurable. Not only are my golden years filled with joy, I have, indeed, realized my dream of becoming a master of Chinese painting." |
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Main Library West Desert Horizons by Sean Toomey Public reception: Saturday, February 6, 4:00-5:30 p.m. Sean Toomey began painting scenes from the New Jersey shore when he was twelve. He moved to Salt Lake City in 1972 and began interpreting the Utah landscape. Toomey has studied at the San Francisco Art Institute, the San Francisco Academy of Art, and the University of Utah, where he earned a degree in Arts Communications and Marketing. His paintings have been included in several exhibits including the Utah Watercolor Society 2008 Spring Open Exhibition, the Utah Watercolor Society 2008 Fall Open Exhibition, the Utah Watercolor Society 2009 Spring Open Exhibition, and the Traveling Exhibits Program of the Utah Arts Council in 2008-09 and 2009-10. More of his work can be seen at http://sites.google.com/site/seantoomeywatercolors. Toomey writes, "I've seen the world in brushstrokes and washes since I was twelve. Lately, the wide expanses and the light and color of Utah's west desert have captured my attention. From Fish Springs to the Bear River Bird Refuge, and from the eastern shore of the Great Salt Lake to Pilot Peak, the landscapes are foreboding, but their starkness holds a unique beauty: a sea of salt, sand and mud; plants struggling against the heat and salinity; mountains cast from fire; skies of infinite variety and width; water in unlikely places. I use transparent watercolors and I paint without preliminary sketching to allow for an intuitive representation. I primarily paint with one- and two-inch brushes to capture scenes with the fewest strokes. I use paper with panoramic dimensions to best match the west desert horizons." |
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| until Saturday, April 3 |
All Locations Beehive Book Awards: Children's Reading Program Looking for something fun to keep your little bees busy during the winter months? Join the Beehive Awards Reading Program! Pick up a reading list and ballot at your neighborhood library. Kids ages 3-12 can read any or all of the 40 nominated selections. After reading a nominated book, return your completed ballot to the library and receive a treat. |
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Tuesday 9 |
Tuesday February 9th Anderson-Foothill Branch Library 11:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Day Riverside Branch Library 11:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Main Library 5:00-6:30 p.m. Excel 2.1: Lists* Learn about Excel lists, including how to enter data using a form and how to sort and filter. *Prerequisite: "Excel 1.0." Registration required, 801-524-8290. Day Riverside Branch Library 6:00-9:00 p.m. Writing for Change: Civic Writing Does a change in democracy require civic dialogue? If so, where is it and who gets to talk? Or write? Join us to learn techniques for civic writing such as letters to editors and public officials. Come with a concern; stay to write a letter! Cosponsored by the SLCC Community Writing Center. Main Library through 2/18 African Film Festival: National Traveling Series The African Film Festival 2009-2010 National Traveling Series is sponsored by the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) in conjunction with the exhibition Africa: Arts of a Continent, which highlights African art objects drawn from the UMFA's permanent collection. The installation debuts one of the UMFA's newest acquisitions: a late XXVIth Dynasty Egyptian sarcophagus. The UMFA is also hosting film screenings at the museum; click here to see the full calendar of events. February 9 - 7:00 p.m. Main Library Auditorium From a Whisper (2008) This film commemorates the 10th anniversary of the August 1998 terrorist bombing of the U.S. embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, in which over 250 people died and more than 5,000 were injured. The film tells the story of an artist and an intelligence officer, and how they find unique ways to move on from the tragedy that shattered their lives. February 17 - 7:00 p.m. Main Library Auditorium Nora (2008) Nora is based on a true story that takes us to the Zimbabwe of dancer Nora Chipaumire's childhood. With the help of local performers and dancers of all ages, she brings her story to life in a swiftly moving poem of sound and image. Area Boys (2008) Area Boys tells the story of lifelong Nigerian friends Bode and Obi, who repent their corrupt way of life. They cut ties with their megalomaniac boss, but life as "good" citizens proves difficult, so they plan one last job to fund their transition. The friends are then faced with a life-or-death situation as they search for an escape from their vengeful former boss's henchmen. February 18 - 7:00 p.m. Main Library Auditorium Wrestling Grounds (2006) When 17-year-old Nalla joins a champion wrestling team, he learns that wrestling is about more than muscles, money, and ladies. Wrestling Grounds twists the familiar images of Africa, cutting from nightclubs to ancestral ceremonies to streets where boom boxes play and athletes in traditional dress and sneakers dance their way to victory. The African Film Festival National Traveling Series has been organized by the African Film Festival, Inc. This series has been made possible by the generous support of National Endowments for the Arts, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, and the Tides Foundation. Main Library 7:00-8:30 p.m. Excel 2.2: Charts* Learn how to create charts using data in an Excel 2002 spreadsheet. *Prerequisite: "Excel 1.0." Registration required, 801-524-8290. |
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Wednesday 10 |
Wednesday February 10th Main Library 9:00-11:00 a.m. Word 1.0* Learn basic word processing skills including using toolbars and menus; creating, saving, and opening documents; and formatting text. *Prerequisites: Keyboarding and mouse skills. Registration required, 801-524-8290. Day Riverside Branch Library 10:00 a.m. Book Baby Storytime for the youngest crowd! Main Library 10:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Sprague Branch Library 10:00 a.m. Book Baby Storytime for the youngest crowd! Corinne and Jack Sweet Branch Library 10:00 a.m. Book Baby Storytime for the youngest crowd! Corinne and Jack Sweet Branch Library 10:30 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Main Library 11:00 a.m. Book Baby Storytime for the youngest crowd! Sprague Branch Library 11:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Main Library 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Word 2.2: Page Formatting* Learn to format individual sections of your document. We'll discuss section breaks, columns, and page formatting. *Prerequisite: "Word 1.0." Registration required, 801-524-8290. Main Library 2:00 p.m. Senior Movie Afternoons: Desk Set Join us for our series featuring films about and starring seniors! We'll show some of your old favorites, as well as newer releases destined to become classics. And no, you don't have to be a "senior" yourself to attend--adults of all ages are welcome! Desk Set (1957) Engineer Richard Sumner (Spencer Tracy) has been quietly sent into the research department of a large television network to covertly computerize the entire office. Current department head Bunny Watson (Katharine Hepburn) discovers his plan and moves to stop him, but the two must contend with their professional responsibilities and growing affection for each other. |
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Thursday 11 |
Thursday February 11th Main Library 9:00-10:30 a.m. Word 2.3: Tables* Learn how to create and format tables in your Microsoft Word 2002 document and to format all or part of your document into columns and rows. *Prerequisite: "Word 1.0." Registration required, 801-524-8290. Anderson-Foothill Branch Library 10:00 a.m. Book Baby Storytime for the youngest crowd! Main Library 10:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Anderson-Foothill Branch Library 11:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Main Library 11:00 a.m. Book Baby Storytime for the youngest crowd! Main Library 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Word 3.0: Mail Merge* Learn how to use Word's mail merge function to create form letters, mailing labels, envelopes, and e-mails. Some knowledge of Excel or Access is helpful, but not required. *Prerequisite: "Word 1.0." Registration required, 801-524-8290. |
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Friday 12 |
Friday February 12th Chapman Branch Library 11:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Main Library 2:00-4:00 p.m. Access 2002: 1.0* Learn to identify and operate this program's unique features including tables, queries, forms, and reports. You'll create a sample database containing at least four entries. *Prerequisite: "Excel 1.0." Registration required, 801-524-8290. Main Library 3:00-6:00 p.m. Books You Love or Love to Hate Does the thought of writing a love letter make you want to gag? No special someone this Valentine's Day? Stop by the Canteena and pay tribute to your favorite--or least favorite--book. What have you read that's been pleasurable or meaningful, and what book has made you regret the time you wasted on it? We'll have a video camera set up to record your heartfelt opinions (participants under age 18 must bring a signed consent form to be filmed). The filmed reviews will be broadcast and turned into a definitive list. And if you're camera-shy, our valentine zine-making workshop is the perfect way to pay tribute to whatever you love this year. |
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Saturday 13 |
Saturday February 13th Main Library 1:00 p.m. Young Adult Authors You'll Love to Meet: Author Panel and Book Signing Meet some of Utah's popular young adult authors for a discussion of their work and the writing process. A book signing follows the discussion. Sara Zarr is the acclaimed author of the recently released Once Was Lost, as well as the young adult novels Sweethearts and Story of a Girl (a National Book Awards finalist in 2007). Zarr began writing for young adults more than 12 years ago, and her inspirational story of getting published can be found on her Web site--a highly recommended read for aspiring writers. Paul Genesse is the author of many works, including the two published books of The Iron Dragon series, titled The Golden Cord and The Iron Dragon. Fantasy fans will enjoy Genesse's discussion of his road to publication and his dreams of becoming a writer (which started at age four). Bobbie Pyron's first novel, The Ring, was published in November 2009. A part-time librarian for the Salt Lake County Library system, Pyron has always had a love affair with the printed page. Her novel was inspired by her step-daughter's foray into boxing lessons. In the spirit of Valentine's Day, come in and show some love for these wonderful local authors! All Locations 2:00-3:00 p.m. Valentine-Making Kids of all ages are invited to make a unique, homemade valentine for someone special. Materials provided by the library--just bring your imagination! |
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Monday 15 |
Monday February 15th All Locations Presidents' Day All locations are closed. |
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Tuesday 16 |
Tuesday February 16th Main Library through 4/9 Drawing from Within by Clayton Middle School Students Public reception: Thursday, February 18, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Exhibit featuring mixed media artwork and poetry by local middle school students. Main Library 9:00-11:00 a.m. Internet 1.1: Basic Searching* Learn the function and components of the Internet and how to identify and use various search tools. *Prerequisites: Keyboarding and mouse skills. Registration required, 801-524-8290. Anderson-Foothill Branch Library 11:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Day Riverside Branch Library 11:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Main Library 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Creating and Saving Documents Online* Learn about free online alternatives to Microsoft Office that allow you to create, collaborate on, and store documents and files, and then access them from any computer attached to the Internet. *Prerequisites: an e-mail account; keyboarding and mouse skills. Registration required, 801-524-8290. |
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Wednesday 17 |
Wednesday February 17th Main Library 9:00-11:00 a.m. Internet 1.2: Advanced Searching* Learn how to use advanced search techniques including Boolean operators. *Prerequisite: "Internet 1.1." Registration required, 801-524-8290. Day Riverside Branch Library 10:00 a.m. Book Baby Storytime for the youngest crowd! Main Library 10:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Sprague Branch Library 10:00 a.m. Book Baby Storytime for the youngest crowd! Corinne and Jack Sweet Branch Library 10:00 a.m. Book Baby Storytime for the youngest crowd! Corinne and Jack Sweet Branch Library 10:30 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Main Library 11:00 a.m. Book Baby Storytime for the youngest crowd! Sprague Branch Library 11:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Main Library 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Calc 1.0* Learn basic spreadsheet skills in OpenOffice including entering data and formulas, moving and copying data, and formatting and previewing worksheets. *Prerequisites: Keyboarding and mouse skills. Registration required, 801-524-8290. Main Library 6:00-8:00 p.m. Computers 1.4: Microsoft Windows A basic introduction to computers and the Windows operating system for beginners with little or no prior computer experience. Registration required, 801-524-8290. Main Library 7:00 p.m. Music @ Main Bramble plays modern folk. |
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Thursday 18 |
Thursday February 18th Main Library 9:00-11:00 a.m. Internet 1.3: Evaluating Web Sites* Learn how to evaluate the Web sites you visit. *Prerequisite: "Internet 1.1." Registration required, 801-524-8290. Anderson-Foothill Branch Library 10:00 a.m. Book Baby Storytime for the youngest crowd! Main Library 10:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Main Library 11:00 a.m. Book Baby Storytime for the youngest crowd! Anderson-Foothill Branch Library 11:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Main Library 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Internet 1.4: Using Google* Learn how Google thinks, how to manipulate Google, and how to use Google shortcuts and services. *Prerequisite: "Internet 1.1." Registration required, call 801-524-8290. |
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Friday 19 |
Friday February 19th Main Library 9:00-11:00 a.m. Internet 1.5: E-Mail Basics* Learn how to set up and use an e-mail account, send attachments, and use proper e-mail etiquette. *Prerequisites: Keyboarding and mouse skills. Registration required, 801-524-8290. Chapman Branch Library 11:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Main Library 6:00-9:00 p.m. Gallery Stroll Art at the Main, an exhibit by artist Colleen Reynolds; the show runs February 15-March 13. The Main Library's Urban Room will be open until 9:00 p.m.--visitors can enjoy the exhibit at Art at the Main, then browse the other distinctive shops found at Library Square. Gallery Stroll is sponsored by the Salt Lake Gallery Association, a partnership of independently owned and operated art galleries, visual arts related businesses, and sponsors. It takes place on the third Friday of each month, except in December when it is on the first Friday. The library will not be open to the public on Gallery Stroll nights. |
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Saturday 20 |
Saturday February 20th Day Riverside Branch Library 1:00-3:00 p.m. Dog Day Afternoons The City Library and R.E.A.D.® offer children the opportunity to read to therapy animals in a positive, non-threatening, fun environment. No registration is required--just come and pick your favorite book and a dog for a terrific reading experience. Main Library 1:00-4:00 p.m. Chinese New Year Festival Celebrate the Year of the Tiger with games, music, special performances, and more! Cosponsored by the Chinese Association for Science and Technology in Utah (CAST-UT). Main Library 1:00-3:00 p.m. Dog Day Afternoons The City Library and R.E.A.D.® offer children the opportunity to read to therapy animals in a positive, non-threatening, fun environment. No registration is required--just come and pick your favorite book and a dog for a terrific reading experience. |
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Monday 22 |
Monday February 22nd Chapman Branch Library 11:00 a.m. Book Baby Storytime for the youngest crowd! Main Library 2:00-3:00 p.m. Start a Blog In this fast-paced class you'll learn what a blog is, why you might want one, and how to get started. Registration required, 801-524-8290. Main Library 7:00 p.m. Family Storytime For children ages 2-8 and their grown-ups. |
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Tuesday 23 |
Tuesday February 23rd Anderson-Foothill Branch Library 11:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Day Riverside Branch Library 11:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Main Library 2:00 p.m. Dig Deep: Targeted Marketing and Business Research Do you want to conduct marketing research, find company information, or track consumer trends? Learn how to use BusinessDecision and ReferenceUSA at this free workshop. You can access these valuable business databases for free with your City Library card from a home or business computer. Main Library 4:00-5:30 p.m. Magazines and Newspapers* Learn how to search for magazine and newspaper articles in the library's collection of electronic resources. *Prerequisites: keyboarding and mouse skills, "Internet 1.1." Registration required, 801-524-8290. Main Library 7:00 p.m. George Schaller Lecture The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law and the Wallace Stegner Center present a special lecture, titled "Last of the Silence: Wildlife Studies in the World's Wilderness," by renowned biologist and author George Schaller. Schaller is one of the world's most famous conservation biologists. Profiled in Peter Mathiessen's classic The Snow Leopard, he has done research in 23 countries, spending much of his time during the past half-century in the wilds of North and South America, Africa, and Asia. He has studied and helped protect species as diverse as the snow leopard, tiger, mountain gorilla, giant panda, Mongolian gazelle, Tibetan antelope, and Marco Polo sheep. His scientific and popular writings include more than 200 articles and 16 books, including The Year of the Gorilla, The Serengeti Lion, The Last Panda, and Wildlife of the Tibetan Steppe. He is a senior conservationist with the Wildlife Conservation Society and vice president of Panthera, an organization devoted to the conservation of wild cats. Schaller will discuss his field studies that illustrate his research and conservation efforts on behalf of some of the world's most beautiful species, from mountain gorillas and giant pandas to lions and jaguars. He will also discuss his long-term efforts to help protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska and the wildlife of the Tibetan Plateau. For more information, call the Stegner Center at 801-585-3440, e-mail stegner@law.utah.edu, or visit www.law.utah.edu/stegner. This lecture is funded by the Cultural Vision Fund and cosponsored by The City Library, The Nature Conservancy, the Utah Museum of Natural History, the University of Utah College of Humanities, and The King's English Bookshop. |
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Wednesday 24 |
Wednesday February 24th Day Riverside Branch Library 10:00 a.m. Book Baby Storytime for the youngest crowd! Main Library 10:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Sprague Branch Library 10:00 a.m. Book Baby Storytime for the youngest crowd! Corinne and Jack Sweet Branch Library 10:00 a.m. Book Baby Storytime for the youngest crowd! Corinne and Jack Sweet Branch Library 10:30 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Main Library 11:00 a.m. Book Baby Storytime for the youngest crowd! Sprague Branch Library 11:00 a.m. Hora de Cuentos/Bilingual Storytime La Biblioteca de Sprague tiene el agrado de brindarles cuentos, canciones, y poemas en Inglés y Español el 4 miercoles de cada mes a las 11 de la mañana. The Sprague Branch brings you stories, songs, and poems in both Spanish and English on the 4th Wednesday of each month during our regular story hour. Main Library Noon DanceBrazil! Is it martial arts, or is it dance? Forbidden to learn formal combat, 16th-century Brazilian slaves disguised self-defense with traditional African dances. Its modern incarnation is Capoeira. And nobody has mastered the movement and music of Capoeira better than DanceBrazil. Join us in the Main Library's Urban Room for a free performance sponsored by Kingsbury Hall. Main Library 2:00 p.m. Senior Movie Afternoons: Murder by Death Join us for our series featuring films about and starring seniors! We'll show some of your old favorites, as well as newer releases destined to become classics. And no, you don't have to be a "senior" yourself to attend--adults of all ages are welcome! Murder by Death (1976) Eccentric tycoon Lionel Twain (Truman Capote) invites the world's five most brilliant detectives to his mansion for dinner. There he announces that at midnight someone will be murdered, and the purse for solving the crime is one million dollars. Can the detectives solve this comedic whodunit in time to claim the prize? Main Library 6:30-8:30 p.m. HTML & CSS Learn how to write HTML and CSS! We'll create a simple static Web page by hand. Taught by Kyle Waters of UGOTTA. Registration required, call 801-524-8290. Main Library 7:00 p.m. Chekhov's Shorts: Max Robinson Every 4th Wednesday, join us for short fiction readings. You'll hear a variety of both new and classic authors read by great local readers. Chekhov's Shorts is based on the NPR Radio program Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story. In tonight's program, longtime stage and screen actor Max Robinson reads a favorite or two. |
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Thursday 25 |
Thursday February 25th Main Library 9:00-10:00 a.m. Your Online Calendar Do you have a hard time remembering all of your appointments and deadlines? Are you overwhelmed with random sticky notes? Learn how to create an online calendar that will keep everything sorted for you. Registration required, call 801-524-8290. Anderson-Foothill Branch Library 10:00 a.m. Book Baby Storytime for the youngest crowd! Main Library 10:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Anderson-Foothill Branch Library 11:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Main Library 11:00 a.m. Book Baby Storytime for the youngest crowd! Sprague Branch Library 11:00 a.m. No Required Reading A show-and-tell of new titles and old favorites. Bring your own recommendations to share! Corinne and Jack Sweet Branch Library 7:00 p.m. How to Identify Angel Doors and Polygamy Pits: Unique Utah Architectural Features and Finds Cory Jensen from Utah's Office of Historic Preservation presents intriguing facts about Utah's architectural oddities. Why does a certain house have two front doors? Why does another house have a second-story door with no landing? Are the stories behind these oddities myth or reality? If you could look deeper into a house, you might find some things you never expected buried in the bricks or hidden under the floorboards. |
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Friday 26 |
Friday February 26th Chapman Branch Library 11:00 a.m. Preschool Storytime Stories and merriment for preschoolers. Chapman Branch Library 3:00 p.m. After-School Storytime Stories and activities for kids to enjoy after a long week at school! |
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Saturday 27 |
Saturday February 27th Main Library 10:00 a.m.-Noon Sell Your Produce at the Farmer's Market Learn everything you need to know about making money from your homegrown produce by selling at local farmer's markets! Representatives from the Downtown Farmer's Market, the People's Market, and the University of Utah Farmer's Market will tell you all the nitty gritty details, answer your questions, and give you applications for 2010 booths. Don't miss this unique opportunity! Cosponsored by Wasatch Community Gardens. Main Library 1:00 p.m. Great Graphic Novels Join us for this new monthly discussion group focusing on graphic novels! The first discussion features Y: The Last Man, Book 1 and Book 2 by Brian K. Vaughan. Registration required; call 801-322-8131. |
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Sunday 28 |
Sunday February 28th Main Library 1:45-4:00 p.m. Forum for Questioning Minds: Gunseli Berik Forum for Questioning Minds is a nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to providing a forum for less-heard voices of interest to Utahns. Gunseli Berik discusses "American Consumer Habits and Third World Sweatshops." |
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